Press-shy financier forced into the limelight last May when his Cerberus Capital Management bought 80% of car giant Chrysler for $7.4 billion. Princeton grad named All-Ivy League in doubles tennis. Got start trading at Drexel Burnham Lambert, Gruntal & Co. Cofounded hedge fund-private equity hybrid Cerberus in 1992; name derived from mythological three-headed dog guarding the gates of Hades. Firm now manages $28 billion. Former Vice President Dan Quayle and former Treasury Secretary John Snow serve as advisors. Pulled into court in December to defend Cerberus' pullout from planned takeover of United Rentals; courts ultimately ruled in Cerberus' favor. Said to enjoy big-game hunting.